Neurobehavioral Performance of Inuit Children with Increased Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pál Weihe
Jens C. Hansen
Katsuyuki Murata
Frodi Debes
Poul J. Jørgensen
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 1, 2002, pp. 41-49
Description
Reports that prenatal or early postnatal exposure to methylmercury causes subtle neurobehavioral problems.
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
The Nexus of Identity, Inuit Autonomy and Arctic Sustainability: Learning From Nunavut, Community and Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Doubleday
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, September 2003, pp. 297-308, 427
Description
Looks at Inuit historical suppression and reclamation of identity within implications of Arctic sustainability in Nunavut.
Non-clinical Determinants of Medevacs in Nunavut: Perspectives from Northern Health Service Providers and Decision-makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah McDonnell
Josée G. Lavoie
Gwen Healey
Sabrina Wong
Sara Goulet
Wayne Clark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses 90 in-depth interviews to explore the determinants of medevac decision-making from the perspective of frontline care providers; finds that possible factors that influence the decision include: the care provider’s experience, staffing levels, access to diagnostic/treatment related equipment.
Northern Journey
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Harrington
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 1, February/March 1991, pp. 53-[?]
Description
Book review of: Across the Keewatin Ice Fields: Three Years Among the Canadian Eskimos, 1913-1916 by Christian Leden. Originally published in German in 1927, translated by Lesliie Neatby in 1990.
Northern Resident Helps Bridge the Gap Between Cultures
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 16 s
Description
Brief profile of Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in the Heritage and Spirituality category. Mitiarjuk is a Nunavik storyteller and teacher of Inuit culture, history, language and traditional knowledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.36.
The Northwest Territories Residential Southern Placement Program: Dislocation and Colonization through ‘Care’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alannis McKee
Sean A. Hillier
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 34-47
Description
Looks at the Residential Southern Placement Program as an extension of colonization by the removal of Indigenous populations with cognitive disabilities from the Northwest Territories.
Notes on Culture Change and Personality Adjustment Among the North Alaska Eskimos
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman A. Chance
Arctic, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1963, pp. 264-270
Description
Study of intercultural contact and identification resulting from the building of a radar station in the community of Kaktovik on Barter Island.
Notes on the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland
Alternate Title
Annual Report of the National Museum of Canada 1927
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diamond Jenness
Description
A summary of Diamond Jenness's 1927 trip to Newfoundland, where he studied the existence of Inuit features in Beothuk culture, the apparent absence of very ancient Beothuk remains in Newfoundland, and aspects of the Dorset-Eskimo culture.
Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Francois Proulx
J. Dick MacLean
Theresa W. Gyorkos
Daniel Leclair
Anne-Katrin Richter
Bouchra Serhir ... et al.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, no. 11, June 1, 2002, pp. 1508-1514
Description
Describes events before, during and after an outbreak of the disease and records how an innovative prevention program contributed to a successful resolution.
"Now We Got Lots to Eat and They're Telling Us Not to Eat it": Understanding Changes to South-East Labrador Inuit Relationships to Food
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie H. Martin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 384-395
Description
Discusses nutrition programs aimed at improving health and the importance of understanding cultural perceptions of food.
Ntapueu: I am Telling the Truth
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Innu Nation
Marjorie Beaucage
Description
Comments from 8 Innu community members from Davis Inlet and Sheshashit discussing social, environmental, economic and cultural impact of resource development in Labrador.
Duration: 40:33.
Nunalleq: Archaeology, Climate Change, and Community Engagement in a Yup'ik Village
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, The Archaeology of Northern Coasts, 2019, pp. 4-17
Description
Article presents an overview of the most recent results of research on the Nunalleq site in Southwestern Alaska. Stresses the need for community engagement and community centered archaeology in arctic regions.
Nunamiut, the Tundra Dwellers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael David Fortescue
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 37-51
Description
Looks at the history and variations of the use of the Inuit word Nuna in describing the Arctic landscape.
Nunarjuarmi Inuit Katujjiqatigiit: Inuit Circumpolar Conference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jose A. Kusugak
Inuktitut, no. 92, 2002, pp. 2-[?]
Description
General Assembly of Inuit gather and reflect on losses, changes, developments that have occurred during the four years since the last ICC (Inuit Circumpolar Conference).
The Nunavut Court of Justice: An Example of Challenges and Alternatives for Communities and for the Administration of Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 53, no. 3, July 2011, pp. 343-370
Description
Discusses many aspects of the Nunavut Court of Justice including the implementation of community based alternatives.
Nunavut Economic Development Strategy Report on Research Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aarluk Consulting
Description
Reports on implementation of recommendations in four areas: land; people; community economics, and territorial economics. Information will be used to develop a second Nunavut Economic Development Strategy for 2014-2024.
Nunavut: Our Land
Alternate Title
Aiviaq (Walrus Hunt) ; Episode 9
Angiraq (Home) ; Episode 5
Auriaq (Stalking) ; Episode 6
Avaja ; Episode 2
Avamuktulik (Fish Swimming) ; Episode 8
Qaisut ; Episode 10
Qarmaq (Stone House) ; Episode 3
Qimuksik (Dog Team) ; Episode 1
Qulangisi (Seal Pups) ; Episode 7
Quviasaukvik (Happy Day) ; Episode 13
Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks) ; Episode 4
Tuktuliaq (Caribou Hunt) ; Episode 11
Unaaq ( Harpoon) ; Episode 12
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zacharias Kunuk
Norman Cohn
Description
Thirteen part TV series follows five fictional Inuit families through an Arctic year. Episodes feature whale and polar bear hunting, Elder's advice, and suicide prevention strategies for youth. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes. English subtitles.